Folding crib



(No Model.)

J. PERRY. PoLDING CRIB.

INo. 484,975. Patented oct. 25, 1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES PERRY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

FOLDING CRIB.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 484,975, dated October 25, 1892.

Application filed May 26, 1892.

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, J AMES PERRY, of Brooklyn, Kings county, New York, have invented an Improved Folding Crib, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a folding crib adapted to be attached to a mothers bed and provided with a pair of adjustable telescoping legs that are carried by the side frame of the crib.

The invention consists in the various features of improvement more fully pointed out in the claim.- Y

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of the crib, showing it open; Fig. 2, a top view thereof, showing it folded; Fig. 3, a vertical transverse section of Fig. 1; Fig. 4, a detail side view of one of the legs, and Fig. 5 a longitudinal section thereof.

The letter a represents the bottom of the crib, to which are hinged the head and foot frames b and one side frame c,while the other side is open. The ends b and side c are adapted to be connected by hooksm and eyes m or in similar manner. At this open side there are attached to the rail a of the bottom a a pair of hooks d, that are adapted to engage the rail eof an adjoining bedstead. Each hook d is made to straddle the rail a', and for this purpose it is provided with two parallel shanks d d2, connected by an upright portion d3. In this way the hook will be firmly held in place, and, moreover, the bottom of the crib will be brought flush with the upper edge of the bedrail e. The side frame c is provided at its ends with hollow posts or tubes f, that are connected to the top and bottom rails c of the frame c by means of suitable end pieces c2. These tubes constitute the bed-posts and at the same serial No. 434,409. da model.)

time are adapted for the reception of the telescoping legs g. The posts f are provided with the longitudinal slots f and with a set of cross-slotsf2, while the legs g are provided with a laterally-proj ecting arm g', adapted to be received by the cross-slots. Thus the legs can be set to different heights and be locked in place by a short lateral turn. When the crib is to be folded up, the legs are entirely drawn into the tubes and locked therein by a top cross-slot f3. In this position the lower end of the leg is raised above the bottom a, and the side piece c, together with the telescoped legs, may be folded upon the bottom,gFig. 2. It will be observed that the posts f are not attached t-o the bottom, as usual, but to the top and bottom rails c of the folding side piece c. This construction permits the telescoped legs to be folded upon the bottom, together with the side piece, as the posts with the inclosed legs are no longer than the height of the frame c. Not only does this construction permit the crib to be folded within a small compass, but the hinged frames, the posts, and legs will all fold against the same side of the crib-bottom.

What I claim is- In a crib, the combination of a bottom with folding ends and a folding side, having hollow posts at each end, hooks for attaching the bottom to a bed-rail, telescoping legs adapted to be received by and locked within the hollow posts, and with means for connecting the' side to the ends, substantiallyv as specified.

JAMES PERRY. Witnesses:

F. v. BRIEsEN, A. JoNGHMANs. 

